Reader skribe sent me this candid snap of Julie Bishop going for a drive:
Increasingly spoken about as a future leadership contender, the Minister obviously doesn’t believe in hiding her light under a bushel.
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John would have been baffled, at the least.
It’s the name of her electorate, Liam.
She’s definitely got that smug head-girl air of insufferability about her.
The electorate of Curtin ironically covers upmarket Perth suburbs like Cottesloe, Subiaco etc etc etc.
“Liberal” Party or not, good on her.
Was the “CURTIN” number-plate original or was it given a digital rewrite after the photo was taken?
And breaking the law!! No seat belt observed your honour.
Yes, I know. Still, I wonder what he’d think of the idea of a woman Tory minister driving around in a comically small German car emblazoned with the Party name.
I know what I think: I’d drive one of those smart cars in a second if I had fifty grand.
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I’m not sure where this thread’s going to go, so I’ll just mention Graeme Bird’s BEST EVER COMMENT on Australia’s longest ever compound thread. It’s got everything and I recommend it to all connoisseurs of stoush and very wierd shit.
Hmm, well spotted adrian.
In NSW that’d be points off her licence.
Well, a swiss -german collaboration makes the car and represents all that is hip and groovy but unfortunately disposable . As far a cars go they are ( where are petrol heads when you need them?) probably the last word in planned obsolescence .
Why not a Prius ? or a bicycle with a cute basket on the front? Are there any Segways in Perth?
Segways? They still making those things?
It would be pointless to have a Segway in Perth, since the CBD totals about 40 square metres, and the rest is suburbia.
Jesus! How many prangs has she caused in this? What will she do if she loses her seat?
the smart car is bourgie kei-class, she should have got a much cheaper Japanese-built car.
Thanks for the link to Birdy, Liam. Since it’s erm, even longer than most Strocchi comments, I’ll save it up for the pleasure of a leisurely reading later on.
Actually, Yobbo, I was a bit surprised by that when I went to Perth in October. Was expecting all sorts of interesting inner city areas like we have here (aren’t Brissy and Perth similar size cities?) but found that the burbs basically began where the CBD stopped. Popped over to North something or other - on the other side of the railway station - and found it a bit disappointing. Don’t get me wrong - loved Perth - but you guys and gals need what we have in Brisbane - licencing laws that allow stand alone bars and zoing that allows a music, club and noisy precinct.
Heh. That would be the “North something or other - on the other side of the railway station” that you were lucky enough to visit.
Don’t get me wrong - loved Perth - but you guys and gals need what we have in Brisbane - licencing laws that allow stand alone bars and zoing that allows a music, club and noisy precinct.
Lonely Planet didn’t call it “Dullsville” for nothing.
Northbridge, Mark, and don’t knock it. It’s THE place to go if you want to get hassled by drunken teenagers from the burbs or encounter occasional gang culture (like the delightfully named ‘Spiderboys’).
The Subiaco Hotel a few clicks down the road is a better bet if you’re in the vicinity of the city. Then of course there’s always Fremantle.
Anna - heh.
Well it has nothing on The Valley, I’m sorry to say. Now that the noise wars were won by the forces of good.
http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=40089
Yep, I enjoyed Fremantle, Christine. Had my photo taken with the statue of John Curtin! Among other things…
You can read about it here.
http://larvatusprodeo.net/2005/10/27/back-in-vegas/
Yeah, Birdy’s really outdone himself this time. The guy’s a Beat poet, man. He’s Australia’s blue-collar-autodidact answer to Jack Kerouac.
Christine Keeler saith:
Indeed they are, CK. Darth Dickster wouldn’t be seen driving anything else.
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Jason, it’s not clear from your comment but you do realise Kerouac himself was a “blue-collar-autodidact”?
I bought a book of his letters the other day. Looking forward to reading it when I have some leisure to do so. Also read recently that the unedited version of On the Road is being published next year.
In NSW that’d be points off her licence.
In NSW the act of getting into a car, or even thinking about driving, is points off your license.
PreSawnLeftist
Easy. Take spray-cans off kids who are chroming and repaint the car in pretty colours …. “two for the price of one”
Scroll down past your typical Mugabe, et al supporter for the car, hopefully with the numberplate ‘CURTAINS!’ coming to a showroom near you soon.
http://dissectleft.blogspot.com/
Now that is a centrally planned Classic. They could ship it around like the Popemobile for special occasions. Preferably funerals for the Mugabes, Jong ils and Chavezs. Bit too upmarket for the Arafats though.
I don’t think this is quite what Shoichiro had in mind when he coined- ‘You meet the nicest people on a …..!’ http://timblair.net/ee/index.php/weblog/the_wild_ones/
The tinfoil helmet says it all.
If the helmet fits, obs, wear it.
As long as you’re not a prince going to a fancy dress party, apparently these sorts of motoring outfits are de rigeur in circles that really matter.(follow the source link for better detail)
The electorate of Curtin ironically covers upmarket Perth suburbs like Cottesloe, Subiaco etc etc etc.
Actually, not so ironic. John Curtin lived in what is now the federal electorate of Curtin.
Aw cmon guys, that Castromobile was seriously funny and takes the cake, unless you’ve got a paparazzi pic of Amanda and the Beazer necking in Julie Bishop’s shopping trolley.
For those puzzled by the “Curtin” reference - it’s where she gets the fabric for some of her suits from.
What a find!
I think more politicians should be forced to use variations on the numberplate I saw today:
Here is given an opportunity, come election time. A quick addition of ’s’ after curtin, when she stops at the hairdresser.
“but you guys and gals need what we have in Brisbane - licencing laws that allow stand alone bars”
I’ve been saying that on my blog for years. Perth’s liquor licencing and zoning laws are the strictest of any non-muslim city on Earth that I know of. In fact, it’s much easier to open a bar in Jakarta or Kuala Lumpur.
What are you waiting for Yobbo?
Capital.
You should move to Queensland, Yobbo. Not only are the licencing laws better, but if you can put together a good business plan demonstrating “innovation” and “employment opportunities in Queensland” Beattie’s Department of Trade and Innovation will give you a 50k seed capital grant (matching funds though). Get with the mercantilist bandwagon!
Do I still get the 50k even if I plan only to employ cute Japanese Backpackers?
Not to mention - you can attract a local clientele to your inner urban bar with the $15 beer and pizza night - as in the Alibi Room where I’m headed right now!
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=51237374
By the way, Myspace profiles for businesses can be odd. The Alibi Room page is “34 years old, female” which actually refers to its owner. But right next to it is a picture of Trina, one of the bar staff, who is female, but more like 24 years old.
The clap maybe,but not the 50k.
Dunno, there’s a Himalayan restaurant on Brunswick St that only seems to employ Swedish backpackers. But they seem to have problems actually doing waitstaff stuff like remembering your order and giving you the correct change.
Queensland parochialism being what it is, the employees probably have to be the third generation of Quincelander.
Anyway, my $15 beer and pizza is calling me!
Phill, sounds like you’ve been to Japan too.
Parts of me are still there.
Did you catch leprosy too?
Forget the political bollicks,is that car big enough to have a wellington in?
Could you wellington in a shopping centre with it?
No, I didn’t get leprosy until I went to the Sudan.However I did catch it from a Japanese tourist who was at the same hospital I was in, being treated for another exotic disease.
Geez Mark, you need to rescale the size of your pix in future. 250 pixels across is plenty.